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ronald reagan administration. as richard brookhiser who is still a major figure in the "national review" and was a writer and pretty good friend said to me if ronald reagan was elected, rusher decided he would defend him on every single wing. -- thing. his reason was in terms of presidents, this is the best diet that we are going to get. it will never be better and will never be as good. so you have to back him up on everything. he had some concerns about the first chief of staff james baker who had come from the other wing of the party of course. he was -- he questioned whether someone like that could put his heart into the program. a couple of years after that, rusher was very upset about some i guess you would call them technical mistakes on the part of the communications people in the white house and says that so and so ought to be fired. it didn't happen. his main concern in giving advice which he didn't do a lot of, but his main concern seemed to be what's make sure that we are effectively communicating with
ronald reagan administration. as richard brookhiser who is still a major figure in the "national review" and was a writer and pretty good friend said to me if ronald reagan was elected, rusher decided he would defend him on every single wing. -- thing. his reason was in terms of presidents, this is the best diet that we are going to get. it will never be better and will never be as good. so you have to back him up on everything. he had some concerns about the first chief of staff...
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got ronald reagan, attempted to impeach him. we had democrats we could work with. >> i'm saying that all things considered, he had remarkable success in dealing with democrats. >> no, he didn't. >> yes, he d. you saw the record. -- he did. you sawed record. >> he had success bringing the blue dogs whose congressional districts he carried. they came with him. the rest of the democrats fought him every single year-- >> he got the legislation passed. he got the deals cut. eleanor? >> john is right. it doesn't matter how you put the coalition together. if you win in the end, you've won. reagan and tip o'neal both understood the value of marketing this relationship they had. they probably had a cigar together maybe two times in eight years, but they put those pictures out and they wanted the world to know that these two ieshmen could get -- irishmen could get along. it was a valuable marketing tool. you could add another example to that president eisenhower who worked with democratic leaders, lyndon johnson. i talked with the brookin
got ronald reagan, attempted to impeach him. we had democrats we could work with. >> i'm saying that all things considered, he had remarkable success in dealing with democrats. >> no, he didn't. >> yes, he d. you saw the record. -- he did. you sawed record. >> he had success bringing the blue dogs whose congressional districts he carried. they came with him. the rest of the democrats fought him every single year-- >> he got the legislation passed. he got the deals...
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host: as the head of the reagan library, you had a chance to sit ronald reagan in the early in office? guest: he loved to tell stories. washington stories. he told lots of hollywood stories, lots of dixon, illinois stories. after his illness was diagnosed, you could almost measure his progress because the repertoire of stories narrowed. at the end, i am told he would still talk about -- the thing he was proudest of was a lifeguard in dixon, illinois saving 77 lives. host: caller from silver lake, illinois. caller: i have a few comments to make. all this time, there is a split in the united states on political parties. big divide? i do not see any future of obama trying to get with the other party. he wants to heckle them, probe them like you would a mad cow orhost: is it more partisan than it has been in the past? it feels. you cannot escape it. the nature of cable tv, which is enormously significant disproportionate to its audience in studying the tone for the debate. differences. it is all about conflict. everything else contributes to the sense that people have that we are more div
host: as the head of the reagan library, you had a chance to sit ronald reagan in the early in office? guest: he loved to tell stories. washington stories. he told lots of hollywood stories, lots of dixon, illinois stories. after his illness was diagnosed, you could almost measure his progress because the repertoire of stories narrowed. at the end, i am told he would still talk about -- the thing he was proudest of was a lifeguard in dixon, illinois saving 77 lives. host: caller from silver...
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ronald reagan, this great video -- ronald reagan said my feet are in concrete. seeing if he could get away with going to the press conference and saying that the sound you're hearing is concrete breaking. as governor, he concluded that he had no choice to meet a state requirement. but he was totally up front and went to the country and people in california and said here is where we are. i think we have to do this. he did that after creating a commission which fundamentally cut costs and spending. nobody thought ronald reagan was doing not create a bigger government. if he needed it, he must be very serious. what we have today is no innovation for reform or new thinking and creativity and no hearings on waste. you live in the age of the ipad an iphone and google and facebook and twitter. in the face of federal government which currently runs at the pace of a manual typewriter. and you have no serious effort in either party to fundamentally overhaul the system. in that sense we are told by people who are running a disaster that we need more of your money to prop u
ronald reagan, this great video -- ronald reagan said my feet are in concrete. seeing if he could get away with going to the press conference and saying that the sound you're hearing is concrete breaking. as governor, he concluded that he had no choice to meet a state requirement. but he was totally up front and went to the country and people in california and said here is where we are. i think we have to do this. he did that after creating a commission which fundamentally cut costs and...
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i don't think ronald reagan was hip. people talk about ronald reagan to this day, how conservative he was, was he not conservative enough, he raised taxes. but for some reason he exemplified what was special about the american idea, and i do think that -- no one would ever describe reagan as hip but he could articulate something that nobody else could. i had a strong feeling that mitt was getting there after the first debate, and when he said that line i have been doing this for 25 years and i have no idea what you're talking sunset it was like an amazing line. his mistake -- and i said this over and over again -- why did he drop libya? i don't know why. he got scared, and then i think that he had a glimpse of what he could do with the aggression and that stuff, and maybe he was too nice. i agree with you. i think when you remember back in the primary, and there was 13 people, bill the way, and i bet you can't name them all. i tried to name them before i went to wikipedia, but there were 13 candidates, not including -- t
i don't think ronald reagan was hip. people talk about ronald reagan to this day, how conservative he was, was he not conservative enough, he raised taxes. but for some reason he exemplified what was special about the american idea, and i do think that -- no one would ever describe reagan as hip but he could articulate something that nobody else could. i had a strong feeling that mitt was getting there after the first debate, and when he said that line i have been doing this for 25 years and i...
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guest: great question. >> you worked for ronald reagan. if his health was better, of course, would he have run for a third term? guest: i doubt it. he talked about it after he left office. he was going to campaign for appeal of that amendment. he thought the american people should be able to vote for anyone wanted to vote for. it is very difficult to imagine after eight years of office -- we've used up our presidents. that is why this string of two- term presidents is really so unusual. we have a string of one-term presidencies before that. that became the norm. host: let me share with ronald reagan said in january of 1987. state of union address. there was the iran-contra sc andal. [video clip] >> i have one major regret. i took a risk with our action in regards to iran. it did not work. for that, i accept full responsibility. it was not wrong to try to save lives. certainly, it was not wrong to try to secure freedom for our citizens held in barbaric captivity. [applause] but we did not achieve what we wished, and serious mistakes were ma
guest: great question. >> you worked for ronald reagan. if his health was better, of course, would he have run for a third term? guest: i doubt it. he talked about it after he left office. he was going to campaign for appeal of that amendment. he thought the american people should be able to vote for anyone wanted to vote for. it is very difficult to imagine after eight years of office -- we've used up our presidents. that is why this string of two- term presidents is really so unusual....
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ronald reagan comes to power, ronald reagan was the great antagonist of medicare. you find it on youtube, the wonderful recruiting fighting against medicare if this program passes we will tell our children and our children's children what it was like in america when they were free and he is one of the people that call it socialism. ronald reagan gets into office and uses a diary. we got to pass catastrophic health care for the older people, and i hope i can do something for the working stiff, too. ronald reagan, when we were sitting in the archive reading his diaries and we think what is going on? and sure enough, republicans in the administration save the idea of expanding medicare to cover the catastrophic cost. in fact in the cabinet meeting, one cabinet officer votes for him. all the rest try to talk him out of it. no, we are going for this and he signs the bill and it collapses as soon as bush takes over it was have to cut in half republican. but notice it was ronald reagan that had the largest expansion of medicare out to that point in history who is the next
ronald reagan comes to power, ronald reagan was the great antagonist of medicare. you find it on youtube, the wonderful recruiting fighting against medicare if this program passes we will tell our children and our children's children what it was like in america when they were free and he is one of the people that call it socialism. ronald reagan gets into office and uses a diary. we got to pass catastrophic health care for the older people, and i hope i can do something for the working stiff,...
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>> yes, ronald reagan tried do that. he came in to office and it amazes me. reagan has become one of my most beloved presidents in the polls and everything. people forget some of the stuff that happened. and he wanted to change the direction of civil rights. he wanted to make sure that the civil rights was weren't enforced the way they were supposed to be enforced. he decided that he would first thing they decided to do is replace the commissioners. because the commission was standing up and watchdogging measure and they didn't want anybody watchdogging them he said we'll change the member. and we got in to a big fight. when they got to me and got ready to change me. i sued them. i sued them and i won the lawsuit, the court said that the commission is supposed to be as father put it, a watchdog. and i said it should be a watchdog and not a lap dog for the administration. so that they succeeded though in changing the direction of the commission. and even though later we were able to get some traction during my time there, we did things like bush v. gore. the g
>> yes, ronald reagan tried do that. he came in to office and it amazes me. reagan has become one of my most beloved presidents in the polls and everything. people forget some of the stuff that happened. and he wanted to change the direction of civil rights. he wanted to make sure that the civil rights was weren't enforced the way they were supposed to be enforced. he decided that he would first thing they decided to do is replace the commissioners. because the commission was standing up...
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he has long wanted to be the ronald reagan of the left. he has wanted to shift the political discussion. so he knows whether or not this legislation gets through he has changed the debate by simply sticking to his principles and saying this is not off limits. we're not going to be intimidated by the nra. it will happen. >> richard wolff and krystal ball, thank you for joining us. >>> thank you. >>> coming up, we'll go inside the nra with an investigator who will tell us about his conversation with a high level official. who actually lives minutes away from sandy hook elementary school. that is coming up. what are you doing? nothing. are you stealing our daughter's school supplies and taking them to work? no, i was just looking for my stapler and my... this thing. i save money by using fedex ground and buy my own supplies. that's a great idea. i'm going to go... we got clients in today. [ male announcer ] save on ground shipping at fedex office. >>> it is a weird show for me tonight, i don't like anything we're talking about. i don't like t
he has long wanted to be the ronald reagan of the left. he has wanted to shift the political discussion. so he knows whether or not this legislation gets through he has changed the debate by simply sticking to his principles and saying this is not off limits. we're not going to be intimidated by the nra. it will happen. >> richard wolff and krystal ball, thank you for joining us. >>> thank you. >>> coming up, we'll go inside the nra with an investigator who will tell us...
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ronald reagan, you think he ought to be on mount rushmore. he signed in law the largest tax increase in history, but he had to do it because he and tip o'neale had to save social security. i understand that. the government didn't get smaller under reagan, it got bigger. >> eric: no. >> bob: yes, it did. there was not a single agency or department closed i remember in that period. reaganerra , i'm not sure i understand what it is about the nostalgia for the guy that is so big with conservatives. >> eric: ronald reagan cut individual tax rates. >> bob: the fica increase is largeest in history. he cut taxes, right. >> eric: cut individual tax rates and got growth. obama has recession. he got lower inflation and obama has higher prices. this is anti-reagan. obama is the opposite. get where you are going. but it doesn't mean the reagan rae is on hold. >> greg: it is time for republicans to formulate response to class warfare? >> dana: the era of reagan succeeded is the realization that tax cut and people having more money in their pocket grows an
ronald reagan, you think he ought to be on mount rushmore. he signed in law the largest tax increase in history, but he had to do it because he and tip o'neale had to save social security. i understand that. the government didn't get smaller under reagan, it got bigger. >> eric: no. >> bob: yes, it did. there was not a single agency or department closed i remember in that period. reaganerra , i'm not sure i understand what it is about the nostalgia for the guy that is so big with...
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he has long wanted to be the ronald reagan of the left. he has wanted to shift the political discussion. so he knows whether or not this legislation gets through he has changed the debate by simply sticking to his principles and saying this is not off limits. we're not going to be intimidated by the nra. it will happen. >> richard wolff and krystal ball, thank you for joining us. >>> thank you. >>> coming up, we'll go inside the nra with an investigator who will tell us about his conversation with a high level official. who actually lives minutes away from sandy hook elementary school. that is coming up. hi, i'm phil mickelson. i've been fortunate to win on golf's biggest stages. but when joint pain and stiffness from psoriatic arthritis hit, even the smallest things became difficult. i finally understood what serious joint pain is like. i talked to my rheumatologist and he prescribed enbrel. enbrel can help relieve pain, stiffness, and stop joint damage. enbrel may lower your ability to fight infections. serious, sometimes fatal events in
he has long wanted to be the ronald reagan of the left. he has wanted to shift the political discussion. so he knows whether or not this legislation gets through he has changed the debate by simply sticking to his principles and saying this is not off limits. we're not going to be intimidated by the nra. it will happen. >> richard wolff and krystal ball, thank you for joining us. >>> thank you. >>> coming up, we'll go inside the nra with an investigator who will tell us...
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. >> ronald reagan tried to do that. he came into office, and it was all is amazing to me, reagan has become one of our most beloved presidents. people forget some of the stuff that happened. and he wanted to change the direction of civil-rights. he wanted to make sure that the civil rights laws that were passed or not enforce the way they were supposed to be enforced. he decided that he would -- the first thing, the commission was standing up and what stocking administrations. so they said okay. we will chase the members. that we get into a big fight because when they got to me and get ready to change, i sued them and i sued them. i won the lawsuit that the course of the commission was supposed to be a watchdog. i used to say, what start in a lap dog. so that in changing the election of the commission, and even though later we were able to get some traction push the door, growing out of the 2000 election, the voters election, the commission has never been the same since that time. so reagan in the sense succeeded in mak
. >> ronald reagan tried to do that. he came into office, and it was all is amazing to me, reagan has become one of our most beloved presidents. people forget some of the stuff that happened. and he wanted to change the direction of civil-rights. he wanted to make sure that the civil rights laws that were passed or not enforce the way they were supposed to be enforced. he decided that he would -- the first thing, the commission was standing up and what stocking administrations. so they...
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you worked for ronald reagan. if his health was better, of course, would he have run for a third term? guest: i doubt it. he talked about it after he left office. he was going to campaign for appeal of that amendment. he thought the american people should be able to vote for anyone wanted to vote for. it is very difficult to imagine after eight years of office -- we've used up our presidents. that is why this string of two- term presidents is really so unusual. we have a string of one-term presidencies before that. that became the norm. host: let me share with ronald reagan said in january of 1987. [video clip] >> i have one major regret. i took a risk with our action in regards to iran. it did not work. for that, i accept full responsibility. it was not wrong to try to save lives. certainly, it was not wrong to try to secure freedom for our citizens held in barbaric captivity. [applause] but we did not achieve what we wished, and serious mistakes were made in trying to do so. we will get to the bottom of this. i
you worked for ronald reagan. if his health was better, of course, would he have run for a third term? guest: i doubt it. he talked about it after he left office. he was going to campaign for appeal of that amendment. he thought the american people should be able to vote for anyone wanted to vote for. it is very difficult to imagine after eight years of office -- we've used up our presidents. that is why this string of two- term presidents is really so unusual. we have a string of one-term...
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ronald reagan was sworn in on a decision made by the joint committee on the inauguration. now, ronald reagan was smart enough to realize that he could take possession of this, even though he did not order this, or choose this. he put it in his inaugural address and he said i am the first president to look west, looking out over the graves of the heroes in arlington cemetery, towards the pacific. he took ownership of that move from the east front to the west front, even though he was not the person to choose it. this is an important lesson in saying who runs the president inauguration -- the president's inauguration? ever since the president akin to the capital, congress has run the inauguration, at least the the part that takes place during swearing-in. that part has traditionally been done by the congress. they start one year in advance, long before they know who will be nominated or elected. they start to make the plans, they take a theme for the inauguration. they build a platform, print the tickets. they get everything underway, so that when somebody is elected in nove
ronald reagan was sworn in on a decision made by the joint committee on the inauguration. now, ronald reagan was smart enough to realize that he could take possession of this, even though he did not order this, or choose this. he put it in his inaugural address and he said i am the first president to look west, looking out over the graves of the heroes in arlington cemetery, towards the pacific. he took ownership of that move from the east front to the west front, even though he was not the...
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remember he once said that ronald reagan was he started to lead consequential in a way that bill clinton was not and what obama made it through that obama had changed the audio logical course of the country in one thousand nine hundred eighty one and it is you're not you address within two minutes reagan had to clear the government is not the solution government is the problem today's inaugural address was a rebuke to that entire idea this speech today was an ode to big government it was a it was it was in fact krauthammer goes on to say it was a hymn to big government and if you're defining big government as a government that actually works for the people i agree so the question is this a turning point as the obama presidency become like the reagan revolution like the f.d.r. revolution like the herbert hoover revolution like the teddy roosevelt revolution like the the u.s. great ulysses s. grant revolution like the lincoln revolution like the election of one thousand nine hundred which the or with the revolution of eight hundred the jefferson revolution has it become one of those major
remember he once said that ronald reagan was he started to lead consequential in a way that bill clinton was not and what obama made it through that obama had changed the audio logical course of the country in one thousand nine hundred eighty one and it is you're not you address within two minutes reagan had to clear the government is not the solution government is the problem today's inaugural address was a rebuke to that entire idea this speech today was an ode to big government it was a it...
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ronald reagan, right? and what did ronald reagan do? he gave amnesty to 3 million latinos who were living here illegally, and i don't have the exact quote memorized but reagan said at the time i totally support amnesty for these people who are good-law-abiding members of their community even if they may have at one time come here illegally. it is interesting -- there is a column on this that will be posted later today. if you look back at ronald reagan, the conservative icon right? he raised taxes, seven out of eight years that he was president. he supported a ban on assault weapons. he supported and signed a bill creating amnesty for 3 million people who came here illegally. >> what a liberal. >> bill: if republicans -- ronald reagan could not get elected in the republican primary today and i just wish that -- not that i'm a great big fan of ronald reagan. but i wish republicans would just stop worshipping ronald reagan and start following him, start imitating him, and get that practical side to problem solving that ronald reagan did h
ronald reagan, right? and what did ronald reagan do? he gave amnesty to 3 million latinos who were living here illegally, and i don't have the exact quote memorized but reagan said at the time i totally support amnesty for these people who are good-law-abiding members of their community even if they may have at one time come here illegally. it is interesting -- there is a column on this that will be posted later today. if you look back at ronald reagan, the conservative icon right? he raised...
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ronald reagan comes to power. ronald reagan was the great antagonist of medicare. you find it on youtube in a wonderful recording fighting against medicare. if this passes will tell her children and children's children what it was like in america when men were free. and he's one of the people who call it socialism. we've got to passed catastrophic care for the old people and i hope i can do something for the working stiff to. we were sitting reading his diary thinking what is going on? sure enough republicans in his administration hate the idea of expanding medicare to cover catastrophic costs and in the cabinet meeting, one officer goes for him. all the rest try to talk them out of it. reagan, were going for it and sends the bills. the collapses as bush takes over were going to cut this. this is very unpopular piece of legislation because it is this has democratic, house republicans. but notice it was ronald reagan who had the largest six inches of medicare up to that point in history and he's the next largest? george w. bush. the guy the liberals love to hate. hi
ronald reagan comes to power. ronald reagan was the great antagonist of medicare. you find it on youtube in a wonderful recording fighting against medicare. if this passes will tell her children and children's children what it was like in america when men were free. and he's one of the people who call it socialism. we've got to passed catastrophic care for the old people and i hope i can do something for the working stiff to. we were sitting reading his diary thinking what is going on? sure...
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president obama is no ronald reagan. i knew ronald reagan. >>neil: you just did the head thing. >>guest: i can do it better, too. i am glad we have gotten rid of this issue. when this is off the table, it becomes obama's economy and i hope that the republicans in the house of representatives hold firm on the debt creaming and on spending cuts. now is their time to shine. they have done a great job so far in the senate and in the house of representatives. they did not have much choice. now they have a lot of choice. i hope they exercise their choices well. >>neil: i have my doubts. hope springs eternal. you share your old boss' optimistic half full worldview. >>guest: we are at the bottom, the winter solstice and only uphill from now on. >>neil: there you go. happy new year, my friend. >>guest: happy new year. >>neil: what the "chuck" you curse at work, you might as well kiss your career goodbye? >>neil: we have word that hillary clintonly, has left the hospital and accompanied by her family with scenes of chelsea and former president clinton leaving the hospital with her. all se
president obama is no ronald reagan. i knew ronald reagan. >>neil: you just did the head thing. >>guest: i can do it better, too. i am glad we have gotten rid of this issue. when this is off the table, it becomes obama's economy and i hope that the republicans in the house of representatives hold firm on the debt creaming and on spending cuts. now is their time to shine. they have done a great job so far in the senate and in the house of representatives. they did not have much...
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even through what would ronald reagan do reference for good measure. plus more on the bombshell report that te'o's girlfriend that inspired him did not, in fact, exist. we'll break down all the details but lance armstrong is the sports story the year and it's bizarre. first let's get to the news live here at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. we begin this morning with gun violence in america. president obama planning to introduce legislation next week calling for the biggest changes to gun laws this country has seen in two decades. yesterday the president surrounded by children who wrote him letters after the newtown tragedy urged congress to take action on a number of proposals including universal background checks for anyone buying a gun, restoring the ban on military style assault weapons and limiting magazines to ten rounds, giving law enforcement additional tools to prosecute gun crimes and improving the mental health system for young people in this country. the president also outlined 23 executive orders that mostly reinforced existing laws,
even through what would ronald reagan do reference for good measure. plus more on the bombshell report that te'o's girlfriend that inspired him did not, in fact, exist. we'll break down all the details but lance armstrong is the sports story the year and it's bizarre. first let's get to the news live here at 5:30 a.m. at 30 rock in new york city. we begin this morning with gun violence in america. president obama planning to introduce legislation next week calling for the biggest changes to gun...
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kevin drum on mother jones points out spend willing be lower in a decade than when ronald reagan took office. the president who increased spending to its highest level in the past 30 years was george w. bush. compare spending to tax revenue, taxes are at their lowest levels in a half century. additional tax reforms would easily help cut the deficit even further. republicans need to keep talking about spending in order to get concessions of the big three. here is the troubling part in this whole conversation. when it comes to social security, they may have a willing partner. his name president barack obama, who has repeatedly made offers to republicans on cuts to social security. the recent fiscal cliff negotiations, president obama gave house speaker john boehner a third proposal, increasing the tax rate threshold to $400,000 and adding chained cpi, which is a benefit reduction in social security. that's the only way you can look at it. republicans did not take the plan. when harry reid was negotiating with senate republican leader mitch mcconnell, the president allegedly asked reid t
kevin drum on mother jones points out spend willing be lower in a decade than when ronald reagan took office. the president who increased spending to its highest level in the past 30 years was george w. bush. compare spending to tax revenue, taxes are at their lowest levels in a half century. additional tax reforms would easily help cut the deficit even further. republicans need to keep talking about spending in order to get concessions of the big three. here is the troubling part in this whole...
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>> guest: ronald reagan tried to do that. it always amazes me. you know, reagan is one of our most beloved president in the polls and everything else and people forget some of the stuff that happened. he wanted to change the direction of civil rights. he wanted to make sure the civil rights laws were passed in the 60s were enforced the way they were supposed to be enforced. so he decided to replace all the commissioners because the commission was standing up and watchdogging administration they did want anybody watchdogging them. so they said will change the numbers. they got into the big fight because they got to me, i sued them. i won the lawsuit. the court said the commission is supposed to be a watchdog and i say should watchdog, not a lapdog for the industry should so that they succeed in changing the commission. even though later we were able to get some traction during my time, we did things like bush v. gore, going out of the 2000 election with the voter suppression. but the commission has never been the same since that time. so vacant an
>> guest: ronald reagan tried to do that. it always amazes me. you know, reagan is one of our most beloved president in the polls and everything else and people forget some of the stuff that happened. he wanted to change the direction of civil rights. he wanted to make sure the civil rights laws were passed in the 60s were enforced the way they were supposed to be enforced. so he decided to replace all the commissioners because the commission was standing up and watchdogging...
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president barack obama, the anti-ronald reagan? not all because he's going full throttle on tax hikes, because of his latest moves to divide congress. one of the gipper's right-hand men on how the president could be making bipartisan anything impossible. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to handle your legal needs. maybe you have questions about incorporating a busiss you'd like to start. or questions about protecting your family with a will or living trust. and you'd like to find the right attorney to help guide you along, answer any questions and offer advice. with an "a" rating from the better business bureau legalzoom helps you get personalized and affordable legal protection. in most states, a legal plan attorney is available with every personalized document to answer any questions. get started at legalzoom.com today. and now you're protected. ♪ many hot dogs are within you. try pepto-bismol to-go, it's the power of pepto, but it fits in your pocket. now tell t
president barack obama, the anti-ronald reagan? not all because he's going full throttle on tax hikes, because of his latest moves to divide congress. one of the gipper's right-hand men on how the president could be making bipartisan anything impossible. [ male announcer ] where do you turn for legal matters? at legalzoom, we've created a better place to handle your legal needs. maybe you have questions about incorporating a busiss you'd like to start. or questions about protecting your family...
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out of the economics of ronald reagan, the south americans were decimated. the international monetary fund and world bank play a huge role. people turned against it. the leaders that came in at the 20th century were reactions against ronald reagan. >> you talk about obama, managing a wounded empire. you are fiercely critical of but you also support him. >> i support him because the alternative was more frightening. obama has made it very clear that it is about american power. we are the "indispensable nation in the world," which is a form of american exceptional as some. he made it very clear that he is going to take troops and so forth out of afghanistan and q, but he is committing on a full spectrum dominance to the containment of china. it does not end. i think we will see him making alliances and treaties with countries around the world. he is already expanding the bush version of security. he has not gone back on any of the civil liberties laws. >> he has expanded it. we were so critical of bush for doing surveillance of people without judicial review.
out of the economics of ronald reagan, the south americans were decimated. the international monetary fund and world bank play a huge role. people turned against it. the leaders that came in at the 20th century were reactions against ronald reagan. >> you talk about obama, managing a wounded empire. you are fiercely critical of but you also support him. >> i support him because the alternative was more frightening. obama has made it very clear that it is about american power. we are...
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host: let me share with ronald reagan said in january of 1987. [video clip] >> i have one major regret. i took a risk with our action in regards to iran. it did not work. for that, i accept full responsibility. it was not wrong to try to save lives. certainly, it was not wrong to try to secure freedom for our citizens held in barbaric captivity. [applause] but we did not achieve what we wished, and serious mistakes were made in trying to do so. we will get to the bottom of this. i will take whatever action is called for. host: a look at second terms, nixon and watergate and the iran controversy with ronald reagan. guest: fdr coming off the greatest victory in history stumbled badly when he tried to pack the supreme court, and tried to purge conservatives in the south from democratic primaries. you could argue lyndon johnson interpreted his mandate in 1964 as a blank check in vietnam. that is one of the great dangers that confronts presidents. i did not think there is a second term curse. i think there are a number of factors. i think the word man
host: let me share with ronald reagan said in january of 1987. [video clip] >> i have one major regret. i took a risk with our action in regards to iran. it did not work. for that, i accept full responsibility. it was not wrong to try to save lives. certainly, it was not wrong to try to secure freedom for our citizens held in barbaric captivity. [applause] but we did not achieve what we wished, and serious mistakes were made in trying to do so. we will get to the bottom of this. i will...
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thi neil: ronald reagan. >> exactly. republicans could learn a lot from george w. bush attitude towards immigration. neil: you don't think this is a slippery slope that what you do today you have to do for others as well? and will he provide for the kids they cannot be blamed if they came as infants you will not extend to their families as welle,lll. >> would i go to another country i do not expect them to bend the law is to - accommodate me.wh >> have you emigrated anywhere? >> when i go to another country for decades. neil: i think we're misses here is fact that those who use the lflegalsystem to become citizent takes a long time to go through that process, i had an exchange student, who lived with my process who is going through this process we're 8 years into this doing everything that the government requires, he is looking at what is going on, a lot of people getting short cults, some for -- cuts, and wondering what the hell am i busting my hump for trying to do things the right way, i could just stay back in shadows and then i can be come an legal st. ancitiz
thi neil: ronald reagan. >> exactly. republicans could learn a lot from george w. bush attitude towards immigration. neil: you don't think this is a slippery slope that what you do today you have to do for others as well? and will he provide for the kids they cannot be blamed if they came as infants you will not extend to their families as welle,lll. >> would i go to another country i do not expect them to bend the law is to - accommodate me.wh >> have you emigrated anywhere?...
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what noonan wants is a party like ronald reagan. a deal on social security, deals with democrats on taxes. but today's republicans, these folks in the house, the people you just talked about, they're regaenites in the real party. they're not guilty going to give an inch. i think we're going to see self inflicted crisis after self-inflicts crisis. it's good for the democrats, but bad for america. >> very bad for america. you look at a web site called days without a gop rape mentioned dot com. that's the name of it. it's inspired by steven kobert. they had to reset their clock to zero after this new legitimate rape comment i mean, why are republicans still talking about rape, cynthia. >> you know, rev, a few months ago, i told my mother who still lives in alabama in a tiny little town that i grew up in. i said mother, you know what? alabama no longer has the craziest members of congress. georgia has that distinction now. so phil gets up there when the gop was hoping we finally got all of that madness about rape behind us. what disease
what noonan wants is a party like ronald reagan. a deal on social security, deals with democrats on taxes. but today's republicans, these folks in the house, the people you just talked about, they're regaenites in the real party. they're not guilty going to give an inch. i think we're going to see self inflicted crisis after self-inflicts crisis. it's good for the democrats, but bad for america. >> very bad for america. you look at a web site called days without a gop rape mentioned dot...
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>> i think do what i heard a clip earlier in the show, what ronald reagan did. you go out as president, you use the bully pulpit, and you clearly and articulately explain to the american people the differences. reagan was talking about social security and the deficit. the president can come out and explain exactly how this is going down, and the good part about it is the narrative has already been cast. the republicans look extremely extreme. they had a great deal the other day and they even tried to muck that thing up while they were dealing with it within the republican caucus the other day. so the narrative is favoring obama now. so if he goes out as the president and explains exactly the difference between a debt ceiling and a government shutdown, and what is at stake if they hold us hostage, i think the story is already leaning in his favor, and all he has to do is really explain to it the american people and he'll be a winner, and what gingrich said will happen. >> what about the vice president's role here? the president has relied on joe biden. been prett
>> i think do what i heard a clip earlier in the show, what ronald reagan did. you go out as president, you use the bully pulpit, and you clearly and articulately explain to the american people the differences. reagan was talking about social security and the deficit. the president can come out and explain exactly how this is going down, and the good part about it is the narrative has already been cast. the republicans look extremely extreme. they had a great deal the other day and they...
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>> i think do what i heard a clip earlier in the show, what ronald reagan did. you go out as president, you use the bully pulpit, and you clearly and articulately explain to the american people the differences. reagan was talking about social security and the deficit. the president can come out and explain exactly how this is going down, and the good part about it is the narrative has already been cast. the republicans look extremely extreme. they had a great deal the other day and they even tried to muck that thing up while they were dealing with it within the republican caucus the other day. so the narrative is favoring obama now. so if he goes out as the president and explains exactly the difference between a debt ceiling and a government shutdown, and what is at stake if they hold us hostage, i think the story is already leaning in his favor, and all he has to do is really explain to it the american people and he'll be a winner. and what gingrich said will happen. >> what about the vice president's role here? the president has relied on joe biden. been prett
>> i think do what i heard a clip earlier in the show, what ronald reagan did. you go out as president, you use the bully pulpit, and you clearly and articulately explain to the american people the differences. reagan was talking about social security and the deficit. the president can come out and explain exactly how this is going down, and the good part about it is the narrative has already been cast. the republicans look extremely extreme. they had a great deal the other day and they...
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ronald reagan understood that. if that's who we republicans want to claim as our hero, let's take a closer look at the record of reagan. on taxes, on budgets, i would say on assault weapons especially right now for a republican party that seems to be veering, i think, dangerously close to territory post-newtown, that could cost them a lot of swing seats. we have got to learn what buckley always told us to do. look at the realities in front of us. and deal with those realities in our politics. >> we're sort of dop l gangers you and i. i have a jealous interest in this. i want to see two parties i can choose from. i don't think i've got them right now. but i grew up in a state of pennsylvania where we had people like bill scranton and tom ridge i could have voted for. they were pragmatists. they may not have been in bed with labor some people like them to be, but they were good leaders. i think the country is better off having people like that before christie. we grew up with the northeast packed with people like ed
ronald reagan understood that. if that's who we republicans want to claim as our hero, let's take a closer look at the record of reagan. on taxes, on budgets, i would say on assault weapons especially right now for a republican party that seems to be veering, i think, dangerously close to territory post-newtown, that could cost them a lot of swing seats. we have got to learn what buckley always told us to do. look at the realities in front of us. and deal with those realities in our politics....
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then you had, the tip o'neill, and ronald reagan tax cut. neil: you think about it, they did a lot of their best work in private residence of the white hoose, and hashed over deals. but they learned how to work with each other. i am asking, democrats, i have talked to a few, who said it could work for us, we den get cuts. -- we didn't get cuts we're on fire, we can triangulate this. to use an old clinton term, and just leave the house as last bastion to look golden. >> i hope not. the republicans certainly did lose on everything they said they wanted . >> how did that happen? >> they got painted into believing that the public would blame them if we went -- over the cliff. neil: would they have? >> i don't know. neil: i argue it could have been worse. let's say, they get the blame, right now their toleratings are low -- their pol toleratings are low,. >> they could have, but they did not say we'll go along with president's half and half increase, we'll introduce legislation for tax cut for everyone. and let the democrats reject that. so then,
then you had, the tip o'neill, and ronald reagan tax cut. neil: you think about it, they did a lot of their best work in private residence of the white hoose, and hashed over deals. but they learned how to work with each other. i am asking, democrats, i have talked to a few, who said it could work for us, we den get cuts. -- we didn't get cuts we're on fire, we can triangulate this. to use an old clinton term, and just leave the house as last bastion to look golden. >> i hope not. the...
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he won 51% of the vote, he is not ronald reagan. >> chris: juan? >> i think, it is interesting to be around town this weekend. and, great luster and expectation that attended the first inauguration is gone but the hope and change agenda, and especially, embodied in terms of the political campaign apparatus that we're going to see transformed into pushing agenda issues is still there and i think a lot of his liberal core base wants to see this president go bold, become more defiant and they view what republicans have been doing as obstructionism and trying to expedite president obama become a lame duck and ineffective. so i think on things like guns, by the way, bill, it might be heartfelt and there are lots of americans, some of the numbers chris wallace cited earlier who support steps in terms of realistic gun control in the country. also on immigration, on internally, even on downsizing the pentagon. i think that will be the president's second term agenda. >> chris: we'll talk about guns in the second segment but i want to talk about debt and the
he won 51% of the vote, he is not ronald reagan. >> chris: juan? >> i think, it is interesting to be around town this weekend. and, great luster and expectation that attended the first inauguration is gone but the hope and change agenda, and especially, embodied in terms of the political campaign apparatus that we're going to see transformed into pushing agenda issues is still there and i think a lot of his liberal core base wants to see this president go bold, become more defiant...
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with ronald reagan as president. we did it with democratic votes. danny rostenkowski, was not going to come up with a bill that was not prodemocrat. the question was whether we were going to sign on to that bill, pass it in the house and try to fix it in the republican senate? our republican house members came to us and said, if you try to do that, we're going to roll you. dick cheney, trent lott, they all came down to my office, they said, if you go forward with this rostenkowski bill, we're going to roll you. and they rolled us on the rule. they defeated us on the rule. i went over to the white house and said mr. president, you have to come out in favor of the rostenkowski bill. guess what, after a while, he did it. he did it. we did it, and that's how we got there. it was successful and shaded a period of extraordinary economic growth. >> but you're describing a situation where you had to do a lot of compromising. you stood up to house republicans. you supported a democratic bill. it's difficult to imagine in today's partisan climate. >> i think
with ronald reagan as president. we did it with democratic votes. danny rostenkowski, was not going to come up with a bill that was not prodemocrat. the question was whether we were going to sign on to that bill, pass it in the house and try to fix it in the republican senate? our republican house members came to us and said, if you try to do that, we're going to roll you. dick cheney, trent lott, they all came down to my office, they said, if you go forward with this rostenkowski bill, we're...
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that was with ronald reagan as president. we did it with democratic votes. he was the chairman of ways and means. he was not going to come with a bill that was very pro-democrat. the question was whether we would sign onto the bill, pass it in the house and then try to fix it in the republican senate. our republican house members came to us and said if you try and do that, we're going to roll you. dick cheney, trent lott, they came down to my office at the treasury department and said if you go follow it with this rostenkowski bill and fix it in the senate, we're going to roll you. and they rolled us on the rule. they defeated us in the rule. and i went over to the white house having been the president's chief of staff for four years i said, mr. president, you've got to come out forcefully in favor of passing the bill so we can get it to the senate and fix it and that means rolling over our house republicans. well, guess what? after a little while he did it, we did it, and that's how we got there. it was successful and it initiated a period of extraordinary
that was with ronald reagan as president. we did it with democratic votes. he was the chairman of ways and means. he was not going to come with a bill that was very pro-democrat. the question was whether we would sign onto the bill, pass it in the house and then try to fix it in the republican senate. our republican house members came to us and said if you try and do that, we're going to roll you. dick cheney, trent lott, they came down to my office at the treasury department and said if you go...
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ronald reagan was a shy, reserved man. people don't realize this. >> stephen: really? >> he had a guard in front of him but he knew how to play the game. his staff of james baker and michael deaver and others would put together groups and he would be comfortable. george bush 41 was very par tritioned. he came from a prominent new england fax his son brought the texas ho down attitude about it getting things done. >> stephen: did you become friends with these guys? >> i don't think friends. with each of them i had my kind of degree of relationship. a couple of years ago we happened to run into president obama with my family. and my daughter who is in san francisco was an early and enthusiastic supporter. she said, mr. president i was with you early and i'm still with you, he put his arm around her and said, talk to your dad, if you would. [ laughter ] >> stephen: a great tom brokaw story. congress has moved our economy into a lean-to up against the edge of a fiscal cliff and they are putting down stakes. that's where we're going to live from now on. has it always been t
ronald reagan was a shy, reserved man. people don't realize this. >> stephen: really? >> he had a guard in front of him but he knew how to play the game. his staff of james baker and michael deaver and others would put together groups and he would be comfortable. george bush 41 was very par tritioned. he came from a prominent new england fax his son brought the texas ho down attitude about it getting things done. >> stephen: did you become friends with these guys? >> i...
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that was ronald reagan as president. we did it democratic votes. danny rostenkowski was chairman of ways and means. he wasn't going to come with a bill that wasn't very pro-democratic and the question was whether we'd sign on to that bill, passed it in the house and try to fix it in it republican senate. our republican house members came to us and said, if you try and do that, we're going to roll you. dick cheney, trent lott, all, they came down to my office at the treasury department. they said, if you go forward with this, with this rostenkowski bill, and we then say you're going to fix it in the senate, we're going to roll you and they rolled us on the rule. they defeated us on the rule and i went over to the white house, having been reagan. >> chief of staff for four and a half years and i said, mr. president, you got to come out forcefully in favor of passing the rostenkowski bill so we can get to it to the senate and fix it and that means rolling out of our house republicans. well, guess what. afterwards, he did it. he did it. and we did it.
that was ronald reagan as president. we did it democratic votes. danny rostenkowski was chairman of ways and means. he wasn't going to come with a bill that wasn't very pro-democratic and the question was whether we'd sign on to that bill, passed it in the house and try to fix it in it republican senate. our republican house members came to us and said, if you try and do that, we're going to roll you. dick cheney, trent lott, all, they came down to my office at the treasury department. they...
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barack obama or ronald reagan? it is hot, and it is next. >>> and oh, no, from the muppets to kermit, to sponge bob, the right wingers at fox have a new conspiracy on what is advancing a liberal agenda. be afraid, america, be very afraid. aig? we said we were going to turn it around, and we did. woman: we're helping joplin, missouri, come back from a devastating tornado. man: and now we're helping the east coast recover from hurricane sandy. we're a leading global insurance company, based right here in america. we've repaid every dollar america lent us. everything, plus a profit of more than $22 billion. for the american people. thank you, america. helping people recover and rebuild -- that's what we do. now let's bring on tomorrow. >>> up next, we have long heard republicans say ronald reagan deserves to be on mt. rushmore. but does president obama deserve a spot? it is a question getting a lot of attention today. that is next. i've been taking a multivitamin for years. centrum silver. both of us actually. our pha
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i mean, ronald reagan with the iran-contra scandal. bill clinton had monica lewinski. george bush, katrina. they seem to get unsettled and unraveled by a big event, often beyond their control. barack obama, we don't know what it may be. may be nothing but what he does have, he has at least a green chute to a better economy. he didn't have that four years ago. inherited one of the worst financial messes you could imagine. is that a significant help to him? >> think of second term dwight eisenhower. dealt with the little rock kri sis. nasa. a treaty with 12 countries to demilitarize antarctica. all second term. bill clinton, what he have been without a second term? not a big budget surplus and ronald reagan, i think iran-contra is overblown and historic gorbachev diplomacy and margaret thatcher said reagan ended the cold war without a single shot and the spth feeling good about the second term. he doesn't have the curse mentality. >> what are the priorities, what would you like to see the president focus on? they say in the second term you get a maximum of about 18 month
i mean, ronald reagan with the iran-contra scandal. bill clinton had monica lewinski. george bush, katrina. they seem to get unsettled and unraveled by a big event, often beyond their control. barack obama, we don't know what it may be. may be nothing but what he does have, he has at least a green chute to a better economy. he didn't have that four years ago. inherited one of the worst financial messes you could imagine. is that a significant help to him? >> think of second term dwight...